Hardin County COVID-19 Coverage
The number of COVID-19 cases in Hardin County has continued its upward climb. On Monday morning the state's coronavirus website was reporting …
The Iowa Falls and Alden school districts will start the new school year with half the students attending two days a week and the other half a…
On Thursday, the State released long-awaited guidelines that tell school leaders when they should be providing in-person instruction, and when…
Restaurants and bars that fail to enforce social distancing rules will now face stiffer penalties.
Even as pandemic restrictions have been lifted, retailers and manufacturers alike continue to struggle with issues resulting from the coronavi…
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released new guidelines on Wednesday that begin to pai…
The number of staff and students affected by an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Boys State Training School in Eldora has continued to expand this …
Iowa Valley Community College District announced on July 15 that it planned to hold classes in-person with students living on campus in the fa…
An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Boys State Training School in Eldora has infected at least five staff members and 12 students.
Eighteen Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday morning, according to the state's coronavirus website.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, the Iowa High School Athletic Association set forth scheduling details for the 2020 football season.
Hardin County has four new cases of COVID-19, according to an update of the state's coronavirus website. The cases were reported between Thurs…
Seven Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Tuesday this week, increasing the total cumulative local case count to 1…
While the Clerk of Court office is now open at the Hardin County Courthouse, the plans for how people will be allowed on the court floor and i…
The Hubbard-Radcliffe School Board had mixed opinions regarding whether or not students and staff should be required to wear masks or face shi…
Superintendent Tony Neumann was blunt when he addressed the Alden School Board during Monday’s discussion about plans to return to in-person l…
Hardin County has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 since last Friday, pushing the county's cumulative case total to 109 since testing began i…
When colleges and universities across the country shifted to a virtual learning format because of the COVID-19 pandemic, dorms were closed and…
UPDATE: This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. to reflect the announcement that two more cases were identified on Friday morning.
The Hardin County Supervisors will use grant money to purchase three ALIBI Detection Modules, machines that will conduct temperature checks of…
Two more confirmed local cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday, bringing the cumulative total of Hardin County cases since March to 93.
The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that some classes are easier to teach virtually than others.
Iowa Falls School District leaders are preparing for whatever may await students and teachers when school resumes next month, whether that’s i…
Parents of students at South Hardin schools will have the chance to weigh in on a plan regarding how to reopen those schools early next month.
The Hardin County community will have to wait a couple more weeks to learn the details about how schools in the area will begin the new academ…
Four new weekend COVID-19 diagnoses have lifted the county's total case count to 91, according to information released on Sunday by Greenbelt …
South Hardin's softball season has come to an abrupt end after one of the players tested positive for COVID-19.
Three additional Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county case total to 84 people since March.
Hardin County's Clerk of Courts office will be open to the public beginning Monday, July 13, with similar safety protocol as other offices at …
Whether the pandemic’s to blame isn’t certain, but Joe Brekunitch said there’s been a decided upturn in over-the-counter can and bottle redemp…
On Tuesday, Greenbelt Home Care/Hardin County Public Health announced five new local COVID-19 cases, bringing the total county case total to 8…
An increase in the number of people requesting COVID-19 tests is prompting a reminder from Hansen Family Hospital that it is not a TestIowa si…
Seventy-six Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March. That's after five more local residents were diagnosed with …
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10 a.m. to include two additional COVID-19 cases.
The people who attended South Hardin High School’s commencement ceremony in Eldora on June 27 may have been exposed to COVID-19.
Another Hardin County resident has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the local case total to 67 since testing began in Iowa in March.
Jose Orozco was concerned when he was ordered to close his popular Iowa Falls restaurant Las Flores as the coronavirus pandemic began to sprea…
Eight Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 66 since testing…
The Friday before Spring Break, students left South Hardin High School believing they would be gone just a week.
The coronavirus pandemic has shut down multiple small-town festivals this year, but Eldora's Pine Lake Festival will not be among them.
The Dale Howard Family Activity Center has been closed to the public since March, when fitness centers were ordered to close to prevent the sp…
Four more Hardin County residents - all between the ages of 18 and 40 - have tested positive for COVID-19. The cases were announced by Greenbe…
As the number of Hardin County COVID-19 cases rose to 54 on Tuesday, local public health officials issued a press release reminding the public…
A collaboration between two art teachers led to a burst of creativity from students in the Iowa Falls and Alden districts this spring.
The Eldora Aquatic Center will remained closed until at least next summer after the council voted 3-2 last night against reopening this year.
As the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus have been lifted, and businesses and government offices have reopened to…
A Christian concert that's known for drawing more than 1,000 people to Estes Park every September, has been canceled amid concern that hosting…
The new normal has forced school administrators across the country to get creative in hosting graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2020.
Six new COVID-19 cases since Thursday morning have pushed Hardin County's confirmed case total to 52 since March.
Iowa Falls-Alden's varsity baseball team's season has been suspended after a player tested positive for COVID-19.
Two Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the county's total case count to 46, Greenbelt Home Care/Hardin Coun…
The Hardin County COVID-19 case count reached 44 on Monday morning, after the addition of two cases on Friday and two over the weekend.
The start of the next school year will look different, there’s no doubt about it. But how different? What can parents, students and educators …
When Gov Kim Reynolds gave the go ahead to start the 2020 high school and youth baseball and softball seasons, the Iowa High School Athletic A…
With the signing of a new proclamation this week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds lifted the restrictions that kept area swimming pools closed for all …
Calkins Nature Area's summer day camp will be packed in a box this summer.
The Hardin County COVID-19 case count reached 40 on Thursday, doubling the number that was being reported a week ago. One local health care pr…
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated at 5 p.m. to include the ages of the two new patients announced Monday morning. They are both age 61-80.
The uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced event organizers to come up with contingency plans, and be flexible to adapt…
Hardin County public health officials announced six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning.
A Casey’s General Store in Iowa Falls closed on Friday after it was confirmed an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated at 2:10 p.m. on Friday, June 5, after a 23rd Hardin County case was announced by public health officials…
The spring semester had a different feel for colleges across the country, including Ellsworth Community College.
The Hardin County Fair, like many other fairs and festivals, will look very different this year. The fair's governing board announced Wednesda…
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4.
The Meyer Municipal Aquatic Center will open for three activities beginning Monday, June 8.
Iowa Falls-Alden’s Class of 2020 will add another unique memory to its final high school year.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, when additional COVID-19 cases and information about the cases were a…
The power of love and prayer got Justin Weber through the last eight weeks. There’s no doubt in his mind.
While barber shops, salons, massage therapy and tattoo business owners were relieved and excited to re-open their doors following a two-month …
UPDATED: This story was originally published at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, but the statewide case, death and test numbers in this story were up…
Public health officials announced Thursday morning that another Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county-w…
UPDATE: This story, which was originally published at 9:15 a.m., was updated at 2:45 p.m. after a 15th local case was reported.
Two months ago I pledged to our readers – to our community, really – that no matter what happened with the coronavirus pandemic, the Times Cit…
The Franklin County Fair will look decidedly different this year. The board announced Tuesday that it will cancel all non-4-H and FFA activiti…
While all livestock industries are taking a hit amid closed or slowed processing plants and booked lockers, perhaps none has been as affected …
When the school calendar turns to May, most high school seniors are focused on graduation. For many, that’s the only recognition they seek.
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over - Iowans are still testing positive for the virus and dying of the disease every day. But after more…
While some communities have made the decision to cancel their summer festivals amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaders in Iowa Falls will attem…
Iowa’s Ride founder TJ Juskiewicz announced on Tuesday that the cross-state bicycle ride's inaugural event will be rescheduled for next summer…
After 55 days in the hospital, Justin Weber is back in a familiar place: home.
A 13th Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The newest case was announced Wednesday by Greenbelt Home Care/Hardin County P…
Many teachers believe the value of social interaction with their students often outweighs the content they’re teaching.
The Ackley Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel Sauerkraut Days 2020.
The coronavirus pandemic has hit livestock farmers hard. Outbreaks of COVID-19 have forced the closure of processing plants, slowing or haltin…
A Hardin County resident tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the local case count to 12. The new case was announced by the…
A successful grant application will allow the Iowa Falls Education Association the opportunity to help as many as 20 families in need during t…
The Iowa Falls Parks and Recreation Department will wait to make a decision about whether to open the Meyer Municipal Aquatic Center.
A COVID-19 patient who had been identified as a Hardin County resident last week is, in fact, a Marshall County resident. The correction, made…
Since the arrival of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Iowa in March, Hardin County Emergency Management Coordinator Thomas Craighton has dist…
Kathy Stockdale’s road in education has been long and winding. Tuesday night, May 12, the Iowa Falls Rock Run fifth grade teacher watched as a…
The Gourley family's May calendar was jam packed with commencements, parties, a wedding and babies.
Iowa Falls dentist Dr. Mike Colwell knew he had a problem.
The connection between teacher and student has never been more evident than it was during Monday evening's parade near Alden Elementary.
An already good day got better for remote Hurts Donut Co. customers on Friday. The 6-year-old Missouri-based doughnut maker, with a franchise …
A lack of prep time and personal protective equipment (PPE) has forced local dental offices to delay reopening even after Gov. Kim Reynolds de…
Another Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of local cases to 12. The new case was announced wh…
School Districts in Hardin County will receive more than $370,000 from the federal government as part of the $71.6 million released to Iowa by…
One week ago Babs Miller took a chance on what she called a "crazy idea." It didn't take her long to realize it wasn't crazy at all.
Two more Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The new cases wer…
Community swimming pools are one of the most popular destination points during the summer, but the ongoing coronavirus pandemic may force thos…
There are some activities that can be done while following the six-foot social distancing rules. Dancing isn't one of them.
The energy was as palpable as the incoming rain clouds in the South Hardin High School Parking lot Wednesday afternoon.
“It’s not surprising where he is right now,” Krista Weber says of her husband, Justin Weber, “it’s a miracle.”
In a proclamation issued last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds gave libraries in 77 Iowa counties permission to reopen their doors after more than a mo…
After the announcements in recent weeks of the cancellation of two local summer festivals, it would stand to reason that other festivals would…
On March 17 Governor Kim Reynolds closed all fitness centers for the foreseeable future.
Three weeks ago I asked Times Citizen readers to share their good news.
A long-standing pillar of the high school experience - the yearbook - survives as a snapshot of a year of memories.
Nearly every local business has been impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent survey conducted by the Iowa Falls Area…
The annual Alden Days celebration - scheduled for June 19-20 – is the second Hardin County festival to be canceled due to the novel coronaviru…
March 14. That’s the last time Iowa Falls’ First Christian Church congregated. But with Gov. Kim Reynolds relaxing certain COVID-19 restrictio…
As Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has relaxed restrictions on elective medical procedures and some retail and restaurant operations, medical providers…
A ninth Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The diagnosis was an…
Monday’s announcement by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds that churches will be allowed to open with restrictions this weekend was happy news for pastor…
On Tuesday, March 17, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all bars and restaurants close or move to carry-out or delivery only to prevent the gathe…
On Monday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds cleared the way for fitness centers, restaurants, retail stores and libraries in 77 counties to open their d…
According to an Iowa Department of Human Services official, two staffers at the Iowa State Training School for Boys in Eldora have tested posi…
Rocky Reents, the public health coordinator for Greenbelt Home Care/Hardin County Public Health, told the county supervisors Wednesday morning…
An eighth Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Greenbelt Home Car…
Many local business owners are finding that it was easier to shut down at a moment’s notice than it is to reopen with a four-day head start. S…
School teachers are used to putting the needs of their students before any personal concerns.
As of Tuesday, the Hardin County Jail's population was listed at 39, roughly half the average census, according to Hardin County Sheriff Dave …
Iowa's Ride, the cross-state bicycle ride that planned for its inaugural west-to-east journey this summer, has been canceled amid concerns abo…
After more than a month of closures, some Hardin County businesses will be allowed to open later this week, albeit under restrictions.
Senior year of high school is usually made up of a list of lasts.
Hansen Family Hospital has spent more than a year building its income statement. For 12 months straight, its recorded positive bottom lines an…
A seventh Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Greenbelt Home Car…
A sixth Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Greenbelt Home Care/…
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story will be updated as additional grant recipients are announced. It was last updated at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020.
The launch this week of a statewide COVID-19 testing program has caused some confusion among the public. And now Hansen Family Hospital offici…
McFarland Clinics in Iowa Falls and Eldora are now using telemedicine conferences with patients to limit their possible exposure to the novel …
A fifth Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Greenbelt Home Care/…
Hubbard Days - the community celebration held every June - has been canceled amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Almost every business sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. One of the biggest blows has been dealt to bars and restaurants, w…
Lance Granzow doesn’t sugar coat his feelings about video conference meetings.
Having both children and an academic career is already challenging, but now many teachers are juggling multiple jobs as their classroom has mo…
Since Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the closure of schools for the remainder of the academic year on Friday, local districts have been scra…
Times Citizen Communications is announcing the launch of a grant program aimed at buoying local small businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic…
Editor's Note: This story is bring reprinted, with permission, from Iowa Capital Dispatch, a nonprofit independent news site.
With processing plants throughout the Midwest shuttering to stop the spread of COVID-19 among workers, the livestock industry is facing a new …
A fourth Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Greenbelt Home Care…
RAGBRAI - the cross-state bicycle ride that was scheduled to spend a night in Iowa Falls this summer - will not be held this year. Instead, be…
When Dena Zoske sent a text that the parade of Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School preschool staff was nearly to the Balvanz house, Dax Balvan…
A third Hardin County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The case was announc…
The announcement Friday that Iowa schools will remain closed through the end of the current school year came as little surprise to many educat…
While Friday's announcement felt like a formality to many spring sports athletes and coaches, the announcement still cut deep.
Like most people across the world, the lives of college athletes have been turned upside down as they adjust to changes brought on by the COVI…
While popular community hubs like public libraries remain closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a few area directors are finding ways …
A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Hardin County. The case was announced by Greenbelt Home Care/Hardin County Public Health just …
Less than 1 percent of Hardin County’s residents have been tested for COVID-19. That’s according to new data released this week by the Iowa De…
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, for many people, so does anxiety around the pandemic. And at the same time, the pan…
Thanks to David Jones and Jones Appliance, 100 employees at various Iowa Falls businesses will get an at least a partially free treat from an …
I had an idea last year. But it, like many of my ideas, got pushed to the side when more pressing issues took up my available time.
Don Anderson has made many connections throughout his high school coaching career, but one of his North Iowa student-athletes in Buffalo Cente…
What’s one of the hottest products during the COVID-19 pandemic?
An update from the Iowa Department of Public Health on Monday morning seemed to report a second COVID-19 case in Hardin County. But when local…
Beacons of light illuminated seeds of hope for student-athletes at high school athletic complexes in the state of Iowa Friday evening.
A national shortage of personal protective equipment coupled with recommendations from health officials that Americans wear protective face ma…
COVID-19 has forced changes to the way federal prisoners are fed. And for one Ackley-based company that means an increase in business.
Greenbelt Home Care, which also serves as Hardin County Public Health, is using state and federal grants to help it through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Athletic fields at Iowa Falls-Alden, South Hardin and AGWSR high schools will light up tonight in a show of unity and support for students who…
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Iowa climbs, long-term care facilities have seen more than their fair share of cases. The Iowa Department o…
A new six-region system is tracking the availability of medical resources across Iowa as government leaders and medical professionals prepare …
As COVID-19 has restricted Americans' movement and interactions, some are getting creative about ways to connect and give back. And that's per…
Hardin County still has just one confirmed case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and Thomas Craighton - the county's …
Assuming students return to school on Wednesday, May 1 - after seven weeks of cancellations due to the novel coronavirus pandemic - both the I…
Have you worried that Fido, Fluffy or one of your family's other pets may pick up the novel coronavirus and transmit it to you? Rest easy, say…
South Hardin schools will implement an enhanced voluntary continuous learning plan through at least April 30.
Iowa Falls Area Development Corporation Executive Director Mark Buschkamp discusses economic assistance that's available to small business own…
An unclear sentence spoken by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at a press conference sent confusion through cities across the state on Monday.
The novel coronavirus continues to spread throughout the United States - as of Monday, there had been more than 10,000 deaths caused by the di…
Becca and Jeremy Leitzen resorted to chocolate chip cookie bribery to convince their three oldest children to hold still while their dad gave …
When it comes to social distancing, and being an essential industry, few jobs compare to farming. Still, the profession is not immune to the i…
Many people aren’t leaving their homes, let alone letting complete strangers in. That is the problem that realtors are facing as the coronavir…
For more than a week, most of Hardin County’s neighboring counties stood at zero confirmed cases of COVID-19. That changed over the weekend as…
Iowa’s schools, which closed for four weeks beginning March 16 to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, found out this week that they’ll r…
Many of the patients who visit Hansen Family Hospital for rehabilitation services can’t afford to miss therapy, even when a global pandemic is…
As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 549 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iowa. Of those, 63 patients have been hospitalized. Among them is Jus…
Hardin County Emergency Management Coordinator Thomas Craighton said an estimated 10,000 pieces of personal protective equipment - commonly re…
In a span of 30 minutes, dozens of people drove, walked and rode their bikes by Eldora-New Providence Elementary School to pick up free meals …
Fareway Stores and Hy-Vee Inc, the two biggest grocery store chains in Iowa, have announced separate programs that will assist employees finan…
As some 300 cars cruised by the Coffee Attic and Book Cellar Friday night, Pat and Kat Bissell had a front row seat. The business owners hande…
Alex High was understandably upset. On March 17 he was told he could no longer run The Stumble Inn as a dine-in restaurant. Before the ink on …
The best medicine for cabin fever is getting outside.
This is a stressful and confusing time for everyone, especially for school-aged children. They're suddenly unable to socialize and learn with …
College students across the country will be finishing the spring semester in the comfort of their own homes, as many institutions have closed …
Hardin County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 was officially reported by the state on Friday morning, along with 55 other new cases and two…
Hardin County Sheriff Dave McDaniel knows there's no social distancing in jail. The best he can hope for is that the efforts undertaken to pro…
It's not a loan forgiveness plan, but Iowa Falls State Bank is hoping a new program put in place this week will ease some of the stress caused…
While most small retail businesses are being negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tyler Duit is staying as busy as ever.
Greenbelt Home Care announced Thursday afternoon that a case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Hardin County. According to…
With the announcement by Greenbelt Home Care and the Iowa Department of Public Health Thursday that the first case of COVID-19 has been confir…
The City of Iowa Falls will reduce a portion of residents’ and businesses’ utility bills for the next three months and set aside $40,000 for l…
You’ve cleaned all the closets. You’ve watched all the Netflix you can stand. You’ve found all of the neighborhood teddy bears. And it’s only …
It’s easy to identify the local hot spots when it comes to closures and restrictions due to COVID-19. But what about places that aren’t open e…
As of Wednesday morning, there have still been no confirmed coronavirus cases in Hardin County, and Hardin County Emergency Management Coordin…
COVID-19 has shut down schools, churches, restaurants and gatherings larger than 10 people, but for the area's largest employers things are st…
Disposable wipes - both for disinfecting and for use in place of toilet paper - are helping the public combat the spread of germs and shortage…
What the Eldora-New Providence School Board approved earlier Monday, the Hubbard-Radcliffe Board passed that evening. With the votes, both dis…
Green Belt Bank & Trust, in an effort to support the people and businesses in its communities, is launching initiatives to encourage suppo…
It used to be common place on Friday and Saturday nights. Lines of cars could be seen for hours at a time, scooping their small-town "loops." …
Brett Pfaltzgraff could see the writing on the wall. The novel coronavirus COVID-19 was spreading across the country. When it got to Iowa, he …
Up to $25,000 in grant money from the State of Iowa is being made available for small business owners due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
